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National Lacrosse League entry draft
Annual professional box lacrosse sports draft
Summary
Annual professional box lacrosse sports draft
The National Lacrosse League entry draft is an annual event where the general managers of National Lacrosse League (NLL) teams choose eligible players for their rosters from US college programs and Canada's junior lacrosse system.
A player is deemed eligible for the draft if he is 21 years of age, or is less than 21 years of age and has used or given up all NCAA or NAIA eligibility.
NLL 1st round draft selections
2025 NLL
The 2025 entry draft took place on September 6th, 2025. 89 players were selected in 6 rounds.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Position | Club/college | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Rock | CJ Kirst | F | Mimico Mountaineers Jr. A - Cornell University | Traded from Las Vegas Desert Dogs |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | Ty English | F/T | Oakville Rock - University of North Carolina | |
| 3 | Toronto Rock | Owen Hiltz | F | Peterborough Lakers (MSL) - Syracuse University | Traded from Philadelphia Wings |
| 4 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Casey Wilson | T/D | Victoria Shamrocks WLA - University of Denver | Traded from Albany FireWolves |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | Braedon Saris | F | Peterborough Lakers (MSL) - Princeton University | |
| 6 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Alex Marinier | F | Cobourg Kodiaks MSL - Ohio State University | Traded from Ottawa Black Bears |
| 7 | Georgia Swarm | Ben Trumble | D | Peterborough Lakers (MSL) - Colgate University | Traded from San Diego Seals |
| 8 | Georgia Swarm | Nolan Byrne | F | Whitby Warriors Jr. A - Lafayette College | |
| 9 | Calgary Roughnecks | Noah Manning | F | Nanaimo Timbermen WLA - University of Denver | |
| 10 | Rochester Knighthawks | Connor Nock | D | Owen Sound North Stars MSL - Quincy University | |
| 11 | Calgary Roughnecks | Kyle Pepper | T | Victoria Shamrocks WLA - St. Bonaventure University | Traded from Vancouver Warriors |
| 12 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Will MacLeod | F | Brooklin Lacrosse Club MSL - Robert Morris University | |
| 13 | Saskatchewan Rush | Levi Verch | D | Nanaimo Timbermen WLA - Saint Joseph's University | |
| 14 | Buffalo Bandits | Waukiigan Shognosh | G | Peterborough Lakers Jr. A | |
| 15 | Philadelphia Wings | Bo Columbus | D | Brooklin Lacrosse Club MSL - Robert Morris University | Compensatory selection |
| 16 | Georgia Swarm | Jeremi Phoenix-Lefebvre | T | Cobourg Kodiaks MSL - Mercyhurst University | Compensatory selection. Traded from Halifax Thunderbirds |
| 17 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Caleb Khan | G | Langley Thunder WLA | Compensatory selection |
| 18 | San Diego Seals | Ari Steenhuis | T | St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A | Compensatory selection. Traded from Calgary Roughnecks |
2024 NLL
The 2024 entry draft took place on September 15th, 2024 at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Toronto. 86 players were selected in 6 rounds.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Position | Club/college | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Wings | Brennan O'Neill | F | Duke University | |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | Sam English | F | Oakville Rock - Syracuse University | |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm | Michael Grace | D | Brooklin Lacrosse Club - RIT/Syracuse University | |
| 4 | Vancouver Warriors | Johnathan Peshko | F | Owen Sound North Stars - Johns Hopkins University | |
| 5 | Calgary Roughnecks | Brayden Mayea | F | High Point University | |
| 6 | Vancouver Warriors | Remo Schenato | D | Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A | Traded from Saskatchewan Rush |
| 7 | Buffalo Bandits | Lukas Nielsen | F | New Westminster Salmonbellies Jr. A | |
| 8 | Buffalo Bandits | Luca Antongiovanni | D/T | Coquitlam Adanacs - University of North Carolina | |
| 9 | San Diego Seals | Trent DiCicco | D | Victoria Shamrocks - Ohio State University | Traded from Georgia Swarm |
| 10 | Calgary Roughnecks | Jack Follows | D | Oakville Rock - Cornell University | |
| 11 | Georgia Swarm | Alex Bean | D | Loyola University | |
| 12 | San Diego Seals | Jacob Power | T | Nanaimo Timbermen - Belmont Abbey | |
| 13 | Toronto Rock | Jake Darlison | T | Whitby Warriors Jr. A | |
| 14 | San Diego Seals | Robbie Turpin | D | Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A - Simon Fraser University | |
| 15 | Buffalo Bandits | Taylor Dooley | D | Toronto Beaches Jr. A - Mercer University | |
| 16 | Saskatchewan Rush | Matt Acchione | T | Snake Island Muskies - University of Delaware |
2023 NLL
The 2023 entry draft took place on September 15th, 2023 at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Toronto. 97 players were selected in 6 rounds.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Position | Club/college | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany FireWolves | Dyson Williams | F | Brooklin Lacrosse Club - Duke University | |
| 2 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Adam Poitras | F/T | Whitby Warriors - Loyola University | Traded from Vancouver Warriors |
| 3 | New York Riptide | Callum Jones | D | Oakville - Norwich University | |
| 4 | Vancouver Warriors | Payton Cormier | F | Brooklin Lacrosse Club - University of Virginia | Traded from Las Vegas Desert Dogs |
| 5 | Panther City LC | Ryan Sheridan | F | Nanaimo Timbermen - Hofstra University | Traded from Saskatchewan Rush |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | Toron Eccleston | F | Burnaby Lakers - Lenoir-Rhyne University | |
| 7 | Vancouver Warriors | Brock Haley | F | Whitby Warriors - University of Vermont | Traded from Philadelphia Wings |
| 8 | Georgia Swarm | Jacob Hickey | F | Toronto Beaches | Traded from Panther City LC |
| 9 | Vancouver Warriors | Brayden Laity | D | Port Coquitlam Saints Jr. A/Langley Thunder WLA | Traded from Rochester Knighthawks via Las Vegas Desert Dogs |
| 10 | New York Riptide | Jake Stevens | T | Brooklin Lacrosse Club - Princeton University/Syracuse University | |
| 11 | Calgary Roughnecks | Bennett Smith | T | Victoria Shamrocks - Queen's University | |
| 12 | Saskatchewan Rush | Levi Anderson | F | Miner's LC Sr. B - Saint Joseph's University | Traded from Toronto Rock |
| 13 | San Diego Seals | Matthew Wright | T | Peterborough Lakers - University of North Carolina/Syracuse University | |
| 14 | Albany FireWolves | Nicholas Volkov | T | Burlington Blaze | Traded from Colorado Mammoth |
| 15 | Rochester Knighthawks | Graydon Hogg | F/T | Whitby Warriors - University of Albany | |
| 16 | Rochester Knighthawks | Ben MacDonnell | D | Brooklin Lacrosse Club - Robert Morris University | |
| 17 | Albany FireWolves | Zachary Young | D | Brooklin Lacrosse Club - University of North Carolina | Compensatory selection |
| 18 | Vancouver Warriors | Connor O'Toole | G | Brampton Excelsiors - Brock University | |
| 19 | Georgia Swarm | Kaleb Benedict | F | Orangeville Northmen | Compensatory selection |
2022 NLL
The 2022 entry draft took place on September 10, 2022, at The Carlu in Toronto. 104 players were selected in 6 rounds.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Position | Club/college | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks | Thomas McConvey | F | Mimico Mountaineers - University of Vermont/University of Virginia | Traded from Las Vegas Desert Dogs |
| 2 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Dylan Watson | F | Orangeville Northmen - Georgetown University/Jacksonville University | Traded from Rochester Knighthawks |
| 3 | Vancouver Warriors | Owen Grant | D | Toronto Beaches – University of Delaware | |
| 4 | Albany FireWolves | Alex Simmons | F | St Catharines – University of Denver/Syracuse University | Traded from New York Riptide |
| 5 | Panther City LC | Jason Knox | F | Burlington Chiefs – Hobart College/Ohio State University | |
| 6 | Saskatchewan Rush | Austin Madronic | F | Victoria Shamrocks – Harvard University | |
| 7 | Albany FireWolves | Will Johansen | F | Nanaimo Timbermen – Robert Morris University | Traded from Georgia Swarm |
| 8 | New York Riptide | Zack Deaken | T | Brooklin Lacrosse Club – Jacksonville University | Traded from Philadelphia Wings via Albany Firewolves |
| 9 | Panther City LC | Mathieu Gautier | F | Edmonton Miners | Traded from Albany Firewolves via Halifax Thunderbirds |
| 10 | Calgary Roughnecks | Seth Van Schepen | F | Brampton Excelsior – Siena College | |
| 11 | Georgia Swarm | Brett Dobson | G | Whitby Warriors – St. Bonaventure University | Traded from San Diego Seals |
| 12 | Halifax Thunderbirds | WakeRiat Bowhunter | F | Six Nations Chiefs – Jacksonville University | |
| 13 | Buffalo Bandits | Cam Wyers | D | Toronto Beaches – Loyola University | Traded from Toronto Rock |
| 14 | Buffalo Bandits | Dylan Robinson | D | Toronto Beaches | |
| 15 | Colorado Mammoth | Owen Down | D | Cobourg Kodiaks – Robert Morris University | |
| 16 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Jacob Saunders | D | Brooklin Lacrosse Club – University of Richmond | Compensatory selection |
| 17 | Albany FireWolves | Tye Kurtz | F | Cobourg Kodiaks – University of Delaware | Compensatory selection |
| 18 | Rochester Knighthawks | Austin Hasen | F | Peterborough Lakers – Belmont Abbey College | Traded from Calgary Roughnecks via Las Vegas Desert Dogs (compensatory selection) |
| 19 | Buffalo Bandits | Zach Belter | D | Niagara Thunderhawks – St. Bonaventure University | Compensatory selection |
| 20 | Georgia Swarm | Brady Kearnan | F | Brooklin Lacrosse Club – Mercy College | Compensatory selection |
| 21 | Panther City LC | Colton Lidstone | F | Nanaimo Timbermen – Robert Morris University | Traded from Albany Firewolves |
| 22 | San Diego Seals | Jake Govett | F | San Diego Royals – University of Delaware | Compensatory selection |
| 23 | Philadelphia Wings | Taggart Clark | F | Toronto Beaches – Robert Morris University | Traded from Saskatchewan Rush (compensatory selection) |
2021 NLL
The 2021 entry draft took place on August 28, 2021, virtually with 6 rounds and 90 players selected.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Position | Club/college | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panther City LC | Jonathan Donville | RF | Cornell University | |
| 2 | Georgia Swarm | Ryan Lanchbury | RF | University of Richmond | Traded from New York Riptide |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | Tehoka Nanticoke | RF | Six Nations/University of Albany | Traded from Rochester Knighthawks |
| 4 | Vancouver Warriors | Adam Charalambides | LF | Rutgers University | |
| 5 | San Diego Seals | Mike McCannell | LT | Stony Brook University | |
| 6 | Calgary Roughnecks | Kyle Waters | RF | Detroit Mercy College | |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Rush | Jake Boudreau | LT | Robert Morris University | Traded from Colorado Mammoth |
| 8 | Saskatchewan Rush | Ryan Barnable | LD | RIT | Traded from Philadelphia Wings |
| 9 | San Diego Seals | Patrick Shoemay | RD | RIT | Traded from Florida Launch |
| 10 | Calgary Roughnecks | Justin Inacio | RT | Ohio State University | Traded from Buffalo Bandits via Philadelphia Wings |
| 11 | Panther City LC | Nathan Grenon | LF | Mercyhurst University | Traded from Toronto Rock via Georgia Swarm |
| 12 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Max Wilson | RD | NJIT | |
| 13 | San Diego Seals | Jacob Dunbar | RF | Port Coquitlam Jr. Saints | Traded from Saskatchewan Rush via Buffalo Bandits |
| 14 | Buffalo Bandits | Thomas Vaesen | LF | University of Montevallo | Traded from Albany FireWolves |
| 15 | Philadelphia Wings | Hunter Lemeuix | LF | Roberts Wesleyan College | Traded from Calgary Roughnecks via Panther City LC |
| 16 | Albany FireWolves | Patrick Kaschalk | LD | Stony Brook University | Compensatory selection |
2020 NLL
The 2020 entry draft took place on September 17, 2020, virtually with 6 rounds and 93 players selected.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Position | Club/college | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Riptide | Jeff Teat | F | Cornell University | |
| 2 | Vancouver Warriors | Reid Bowering | D | Drexel University | Traded from Rochester Knighthawks |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks | Ryan Smith | F | Robert Morris University | Traded from Vancouver Warriors |
| 4 | San Diego Seals | Tre Leclaire | F | Ohio State University | |
| 5 | Calgary Roughnecks | Tanner Cook | F | University of North Carolina | |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | Robert Hudson | T | University of Vermont | Traded from Colorado Mammoth |
| 7 | Saskatchewan Rush | Marshall Powless | F | Six Nations | Traded from Philadelphia Wings |
| 8 | Georgia Swarm | Jeff Henrick | D | Ohio State University | |
| 9 | Buffalo Bandits | Brad McCulley | F | Robert Morris University | |
| 10 | Georgia Swarm | Ethan Walker | F | University of Denver | Traded from Toronto Rock |
| 11 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Ethan Riggs | D | Burlington Chiefs | |
| 12 | Saskatchewan Rush | Connor McClelland | D | Marquette University | |
| 13 | Georgia Swarm | Laine Hruska | D | Saskatchewan SWAT | Traded from New England Black Wolves |
| 14 | Calgary Roughnecks | Harrison Matsuoka | T | Stony Brook University | Traded from Halifax Thunderbirds |
| 15 | San Diego Seals | Mac O'Keefe | F | Penn State | |
| 16 | Philadelphia Wings | Jackson Suboch | D | University of Massachusetts |
2019 NLL
The 2019 entry draft took place on September 17, 2019, at Xfinity Live! in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Riptide | Tyson Gibson | Robert Morris University |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Ryland Rees | Stony Brook University |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves | Andrew Kew | University of Tampa |
| 4 | Saskatchewan Rush | Holden Garlent | Canisius College |
| 5 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Clarke Petterson | Cornell University |
| 6 | Colorado Mammoth | Warren Jeffrey | University of Vermont |
| 7 | Calgary Roughnecks | Liam LeClair | Six Nations Jr. A |
| 8 | Calgary Roughnecks | Haiden Dickson | Coquitlam Adanacs |
| 9 | Saskatchewan Rush | Justin Robinson | Robert Morris University |
| 10 | New York Riptide | Tyson Bomberry | Syracuse University |
| 11 | Georgia Swarm | Kason Tarbell | Cornell University |
| 12 | Buffalo Bandits | Brent Noseworthy | University of Michigan |
| 13 | Georgia Swarm | Ryan MacSpadyen | Mercy College |
| 14 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Trevor Smyth | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 15 | Toronto Rock | Aaron Forster | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| 16 | Saskatchewan Rush | Tanner Thomson | Marquette University |
| 17 | New England Black Wolves | Zach Goodrich | Towson University |
2018 NLL
The 2018 entry draft took place on September 25, 2018, at Xfinity Live! in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Seals | Austin Staats | Onondaga Community College |
| 2 | Philadelphia Wings | Chris Cloutier | University of North Carolina |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | Matt Gilray | Bucknell University |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits | Ian MacKay | University of Vermont |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rush | Connor Robinson | High Point University |
| 6 | Calgary Roughnecks | Shane Simpson | University of North Carolina |
| 7 | Georgia Swarm | Brendan Bomberry | Syracuse University |
| 8 | Georgia Swarm | Adam Wiedemann | Belmont Abbey College |
| 9 | Rochester Knighthawks | James Barclay | Providence College |
| 10 | San Diego Seals | Connor Fields | University of Albany |
| 11 | San Diego Seals | Connor Kearnan | Canisius College |
| 12 | Calgary Roughnecks | Eli Salama | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 13 | Calgary Roughnecks | Reece Callies | Colorado Mesa University |
2017 NLL
The 2017 entry draft took place on September 18, 2017, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville, Ontario.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits | Josh Byrne | Burnaby Lakers / Hofstra University |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Jake Withers | Atlanta Blaze |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks | Zach Currier | Peterborough Lakers |
| 4 | Georgia Swarm | Zed Williams | Rochester Rattlers |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | Austin Shanks | Brooklin Redmen |
| 6 | Rochester Knighthawks | Eric Fannell | Oakville Rock |
| 7 | New England Black Wolves | Colton Watkinson | Brooklin Redmen |
| 8 | New England Black Wolves | Anthony Joaquim | Brampton Excelsiors |
| 9 | Calgary Roughnecks | Tyler Pace | Langley Thunder / University of Denver |
| 10 | New England Black Wolves | JP Kealey | Langley Thunder |
| 11 | Calgary Roughnecks | Ryan Martel | Langley Thunder |
2016 NLL
The 2016 entry draft took place on September 26, 2016, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Toronto.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush | Ryan Keenan | Quinnipiac University |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | Challen Rogers | Stony Brook University |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Rush | Michael Messenger | Limestone College |
| 4 | Georgia Swarm | Bryan Cole | University of Maryland |
| 5 | Calgary Roughnecks | Holden Cattoni | Johns Hopkins University |
| 6 | Rochester Knighthawks | Josh Currier | Virginia Wesleyan College |
| 7 | Rochester Knighthawks | Kyle Jackson | University of Michigan |
| 8 | New England Black Wolves | Seth Oakes | University of Albany |
| 9 | Colorado Mammoth | Zach Herreweyers | Loyola University Maryland |
| 10 | Georgia Swarm | Connor Sellars | Belmont Abbey College |
2015 NLL
The 2015 entry draft took place on September 28, 2015, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Toronto.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Swarm | Lyle Thompson | Albany |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Graeme Hossack | Lindenwood |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm | Jesse King | Ohio State |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | Wesley Berg | Denver |
| 5 | Georgia Swarm | Chad Tutton | North Carolina |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | Randy Staats | Syracuse |
| 7 | Calgary Roughnecks | Reilly O'Connor | Georgetown |
| 8 | New England Black Wolves | Dan Lintner | Cornell |
| 9 | Rochester Knighthawks | Brad Gillies | RIT |
2014 NLL
The 2014 entry draft took place on September 16, 2014, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Rush | Ben McIntosh | Drexel Dragons |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Jeremy Noble | University of Denver |
| 3 | Minnesota Swarm | Miles Thompson | University at Albany |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth | Eli McLaughlin | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm | Shane MacDonald | Brampton, Ontario |
| 6 | New England Black Wolves | Mark Cockerton | University of Virginia |
| 7 | Colorado Mammoth | Robert Hope | Pfeiffer University |
| 8 | New England Black Wolves | Quinn Powless | Six Nations, Ontario |
| 9 | Buffalo Bandits | Brandon Goodwin | Adelphi University |
2013 NLL
The 2013 entry draft took place on September 16, 2013, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre in Oakville.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Swarm | Logan Schuss | Ohio State University |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm | Jason Noble | Cornell University |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth | Dillon Ward | Bellarmine University |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | Cameron Flint | University of Denver |
| 5 | Edmonton Rush | Robert Church | Drexel University |
| 6 | Calgary Roughnecks | Tor Reinholdt | Limestone College |
| 7 | Minnesota Swarm | Scott Jones | UMBC |
| 8 | Vancouver Stealth | Cody Bremner | Cornell University |
| 9 | Toronto Rock | Ethan O'Connor | Hobart College |
2012 NLL
The 2012 entry draft took place on October 1, 2012.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonton Rush | Mark Matthews | University of Denver |
| 2 | Minnesota Swarm | Brock Sorenson | Ohio State University |
| 3 | Minnesota Swarm | Kiel Matisz | Robert Morris University |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | Shayne Jackson | Limestone College |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | Dhane Smith | Kitchener, Ontario |
| 6 | Calgary Roughnecks | Joe Resetarits | Brampton, Ontario |
| 7 | Calgary Roughnecks | Matthew Dinsdale | Coquitlam, BC |
| 8 | Edmonton Rush | Curtis Knight | Whitby, Ontario |
| 9 | Colorado Mammoth | Colton Clark | Bellarmine University |
| 10 | Minnesota Swarm | Alex Crepinsek | RIT |
2011 NLL
The 2011 entry draft took place on September 21, 2011.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Wings | Kevin Crowley | Stony Brook University |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Stephen Keogh | Syracuse University |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth | Adam Jones | Canisius College |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | Jordan MacIntosh | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | Johnny Powless | Six Nations, Ontario |
| 6 | Minnesota Swarm | Evan Kirk | Hobart College |
| 7 | Calgary Roughnecks | Travis Cornwall | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| 8 | Colorado Mammoth | Dan Coates | Canisius College |
2010 NLL
The 2010 entry draft took place on September 8, 2010, at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks | Cody Jamieson | Syracuse University |
| 2 | Boston Blazers | Kyle Rubisch | Dowling College |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks | Curtis Dickson | University of Delaware |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | Andrew Suitor | R.I.T. |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | Jarrett Davis | Bellarmine University |
| 6 | Calgary Roughnecks | Dan MacRae | R.I.T. |
| 7 | Boston Blazers | David Brock | University at Albany |
| 8 | Calgary Roughnecks | Brandon Ivey | Orangeville, Ontario |
| 9 | Buffalo Bandits | Travis Irving | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| 10 | Rochester Knighthawks | Ryan McClelland | Colgate University |
2009 NLL
The 2009 entry draft took place in Buffalo, New York, on September 9.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks | Sid Smith | Six Nations Arrows/Syracuse University |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Ilija Gajic | New Westminster Salmonbellies/University of Denver |
| 3 | Minnesota Swarm | Zack Greer | Whitby Warriors/Duke University & Bryant University |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth | Cliff Smith | New Westminster Salmonbellies/University of Denver |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | Alex Gajic | New Westminster Salmonbellies/University of Denver |
| 6 | Toronto Rock | Garrett Billings | Burnaby Lakers/University of Virginia |
| 7 | Toronto Rock | Joel Dalgarno | Port Coquitlam Saints/Ohio State University |
| 8 | Boston Blazers | Max Seibald | Cornell University |
| 9 | Edmonton Rush | Corey Small | St. Catharines Athletics/University of Albany |
| 10 | Buffalo Bandits | Kyle Clancy | Peterborough Lakers |
| 11 | Toronto Rock | Stephen Leblanc | Burnaby Lakers/Queen's University |
| 12 | Edmonton Rush | Scott Tinning | Brampton Excelsiors |
2008 NLL
The 2008 entry draft took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 7.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Blazers | Daryl Veltman | Orangeville Northmen/Hobart College |
| 2 | San Jose Stealth | Paul Rabil | Johns Hopkins University |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth | Rhys Duch | Victoria Shamrocks Jr.A/Stony Brook University |
| 4 | Edmonton Rush | Jamie Floris | St. Catharines Athletics/Bellarmine University |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | Kevin Huntley | Johns Hopkins University |
| 6 | Calgary Roughnecks | Curtis Manning | New Westminster Salmonbellies Jr.A/Simon Fraser University |
| 7 | Colorado Mammoth | Matt Danowski | Duke University |
| 8 | Minnesota Swarm | Andrew Watt | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves/Robert Morris College |
| 9 | Philadelphia Wings | Sean Thomson | Bellarmine University |
| 10 | Edmonton Rush | Ryan Campbell | Brampton Excelsiors/Dowling College |
| 11 | Minnesota Swarm | Kevin Buchanan | Ohio State University |
| 12 | Portland LumberJax | Tim Campeau | Coquitlam Adanacs Jr.A/Notre Dame de Namur University |
| 13 | Minnesota Swarm | Joe Cinosky | University of Maryland |
2007 NLL
The 2007 entry draft took place on September 1, 2007, at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Titans | Jordan Hall | University of Delaware |
| 2 | Philadelphia Wings | Merrick Thomson | University of Albany |
| 3 | Boston Blazers | Craig Point | Six Nations Arrows/Onondaga Community College |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | Dane Dobbie | Burnaby Lakers Jr.A |
| 5 | San Jose Stealth | Frank Resetarits | St. Catharines Athletics/University of Albany |
| 6 | Portland Lumberjax | Tyler Codron | Port Coquitlam Saints |
| 7 | San Jose Stealth | Tom Johnson | Bellarmine University |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks | Matt MacLeod | Orangeville Northmen |
| 9 | Minnesota Swarm | Justin Norbraten | Bellarmine University |
| 10 | Calgary Roughnecks | Peter McFeteridge | Burnaby Lakers Jr.A |
| 11 | Boston Blazers | Matt Lyons | Orangeville Northmen |
| 12 | Chicago Shamrox | Kevin Ross | Canisius College |
| 13 | New York Titans | Mitch Belisle | Cornell University |
| 14 | Rochester Knighthawks | Andrew Potter | St. Catharines Athletics |
2006 NLL
The 2006 entry draft took place on September 13, 2006, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Stealth | Ryan Benesch | Kitchener-Waterloo Braves |
| 2 | San Jose Stealth | Kyle Sorensen | Peterborough Lakers/Bellarmine University |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | Brett Bucktooth | Syracuse University |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | Geoff Snider | Burnaby Lakers/University of Denver |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | Ian Llord | St. Catharines Athletics |
| 6 | Arizona Sting | Mike Grimes | Peterborough Lakers |
| 7 | San Jose Stealth | Paul Dawson | Brampton Excelsiors |
| 8 | Philadelphia Wings | Athan Iannucci | Coquitlam Adanacs Jr.A/St. Catharines Athletics/Hofstra University |
| 9 | Calgary Roughnecks | Kyle Wailes | Toronto Beaches/Brown University |
| 10 | Rochester Knighthawks | Jack Reid | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 11 | New York Titans | Brendan Mundorf | University of Maryland |
| 12 | Chicago Shamrox | Josh Wasson | University of Hartford |
| 13 | Colorado Mammoth | Gary Bining | Ohio State University |
2005 NLL
The 2005 entry draft took place on August 29, 2005, at Rexall Place in Edmonton.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland LumberJax | Brodie Merrill | Orangeville Northmen/Georgetown University |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks | Shawn Evans | Peterborough Lakers/Bellarmine University |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | Sean Greenhalgh | St. Catharines Athletics/Cornell University |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | Luke Wiles | Orillia Rama Kings&St. Catharines Athletics/University of Delaware |
| 5 | Arizona Sting | Matt Brown | University of Denver |
| 6 | San Jose Stealth | Matt Vinc | St. Catharines Athletics/Canisius College |
| 7 | Colorado Mammoth | Dan Carey | Peterborough Lakers/Canisius College |
| 8 | San Jose Stealth | Jeff Zywicki | Orillia Rama Kings/University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 9 | Philadelphia Wings | Chad Thompson | N/A |
| 10 | Buffalo Bandits | Jeff Shattler | Brampton Excelsiors |
| 11 | San Jose Stealth | Ed Brown | Middlebury College |
2004 NLL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits | Delby Powless | Six Nations Arrows/Rutgers University |
| 2 | Vancouver Ravens | Rory Glaves | St. Catharines Athletics/University of Hartford |
| 3 | San Jose Stealth | Ryan Boyle | Princeton University |
| 4 | Arizona Sting | Darren Halls | Orangeville Northmen |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | Rob VanBeek | Coquitlam Adanacs Jr.A/Saint Vincent College |
| 6 | Minnesota Swarm | Ryder Bateman | Victoria Shamrocks Jr.A/Whittier College |
| 7 | Vancouver Ravens | Chris McKay | Victoria Shamrocks Jr.A |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks | Mike Morrison | Brooklin Redmen |
| 9 | Calgary Roughnecks | Matt Morehouse | Surrey/BCLA |
2003 NLL
The 2003 entry draft took place on October 25, 2003, at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Ravens | Mark Miyashita | Canisius College |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks | Taylor Wray | Duke University |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | Ryan Ward | Butler University |
| 4 | Vancouver Ravens | Craig Conn | St. Catharines Athletics&Burnaby Lakers Jr.A/University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scott Evans | Peterborough Lakers |
| 6 | Buffalo Bandits | A.J. Shannon | University of Virginia |
| 7 | San Jose Stealth | Scott Ranger | Victoria/BCLA |
| 8 | Toronto Rock | Josh Bergey | Salisbury University |
| 9 | Philadelphia Wings | Thomas Hajek | St. Catharines Athletics/University of Vermont |
| 10 | San Jose Stealth | Kelly Hall | Whittier College |
| 11 | Arizona Sting | Kyle Nuefeld | St. Catharines Athletics |
| 12 | Vancouver Ravens | Kevin Olson | Burnaby/BCLA |
2002 NLL
The 2002 entry draft took place on September 17, 2002, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Rock | Patrick Merrill | Orangeville Northmen/Mercyhurst College |
| 2 | Columbus Landsharks | Jon Harasym | University of Maryland |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | Billy Dee Smith | St. Catharines Athletics |
| 4 | Columbus Landsharks | Travis Gillespie | Limestone College |
| 5 | New York Saints | Nick Carlson | Limestone College |
| 6 | Ottawa Rebel | Peter Veltman | Orangeville Northmen |
| 7 | Columbus Landsharks | Mark Steenhuis | St. Catharines Athletics |
| 8 | Albany Attack | Josh Coffman | Syracuse University |
| 9 | New York Saints | Chad Culp | Orangeville Northmen |
| 10 | Toronto Rock | Brian Croswell | Peterborough Lakers |
| 11 | Rochester Knighthawks | Peter Benedict | Onondaga Community College |
| 12 | Columbus Landsharks | Steve Dusseau | Georgetown University |
| 13 | Toronto Rock | John McLellan | Toronto Beaches |
2001 NLL
The 2001 entry draft took place on August 25, 2001, at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Saints | Gavin Prout | Loyola College |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks | Blaine Manning | Radford University |
| 3 | New Jersey Storm | Scott Stewart | Drexel Dragons |
| 4 | Columbus Landsharks | Derek Suddons | University of Hartford |
| 5 | Columbus Landsharks | Ryan Cousins | Toronto Beaches |
| 6 | Columbus Landsharks | Spencer Martin | Coquitlam |
| 7 | Albany Attack | Brian Kazarian | Orangeville Northmen |
| 8 | Vancouver Ravens | Geoff Snider | Burnaby Lakers |
| 9 | Columbus Landsharks | Bill Greer | Whitby Warriors |
| 10 | Vancouver Ravens | Kevin Hanson | Burnaby Lakers |
| 11 | Rochester Knighthawks | Teddy Jenner | Mercyhurst College |
| 12 | Toronto Rock | Sandy Chapman | Brampton Excelsiors |
| 13 | Ottawa Rebel | Andrew Guindon | Burnaby Lakers |
2000 NLL
The 2000 entry draft took place on September 21, 2000, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Landsharks | Tracey Kelusky | University of Hartford |
| 2 | Buffalo Bandits | Ryan Powell | Syracuse University |
| 3 | New York Saints | Ben Prepchuk | Burnaby Lakers Jr.A |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | Jeff Ratcliffe | University of Maryland, Baltimore County/ Port Coquitlam Saints |
| 5 | Columbus Landsharks | Marshall Abrams | Syracuse University |
| 6 | Ottawa Rebel | Jake Lawson | Maple Ridge Burrards WLA |
| 7 | New York Saints | A.J. Haugen | Johns Hopkins University |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks | Lindsay Plunkett | Burnaby Lakers Jr.A |
| 9 | Toronto Rock | Jamie Taylor | Burlington Chiefs |
1999 NLL
The 1999 entry draft took place on September 21, 1999, at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks | John Grant, Jr. | Peterborough Lakers/University of Delaware |
| 2 | New York Saints | Gord Nash | Whitby Warriors |
| 3 | New York Saints | Mark Frye | Loyola College |
| 4 | Toronto Rock | John Olson | Burnaby Lakers Jr.A |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | Greg McCavera | Georgetown University |
| 6 | Albany Attack | Scott Stewart | Burlington Chiefs |
| 7 | Philadelphia Wings | Gewas Schindler | Loyola College |
| 8 | Toronto Rock | Kevin Langdale | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 9 | Rochester Knighthawks | Ben Hunt | Rochester Institute of Technology |
1998 NLL
The 1998 entry draft took place on September 14, 1998, at the ESL Sports Centre in Rochester.
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks | Casey Powell | Syracuse University |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | Kaleb Toth | Burnaby Lakers WLA |
| 3 | Toronto Rock | Rory Graham | Burnaby Lakers WLA |
| 4 | Baltimore Thunder | Chris Sanderson | University of Virginia |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | Brad MacArthur | Brooklin Redmen |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | Jamie Hanford | Loyola College |
| 7 | Buffalo Bandits | Matt Disher | New Westminster Salmonbellies Jr.A |
1997 NLL
Main article: 1997 NLL Draft
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Thunder | Matt Shearer | Loyola College |
| 2 | Boston Blazers | Brendan Glass | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 3 | Ontario Raiders | Ken Millin | Six Nations Arrows |
| 4 | Syracuse Smash | Jim Rankin | Orangeville Northmen |
| 5 | New York Saints | Tom Wreggitt | Peterborough Lakers |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | Rusty Kruger | Orangeville Northmen |
| 7 | Buffalo Bandits | Casey Zaph | Peterborough Lakers |
| 8 | Buffalo Bandits | Marty O’Brien | Whitby Warriors |
1996 NLL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Saints | Tim Langton | Towson State University |
| 2 | Baltimore Thunder | Brian Dougherty | University of Maryland |
| 3 | Rochester Knighthawks | Cory Bomberry | Six Nations Arrows |
| 4 | Boston Blazers | Chris Panos | Hofstra University |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | Greg Traynor | University of Virginia |
| 6 | Buffalo Bandits | Mike Murray | Orangeville Northmen |
Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) 1st round draft selections
1995 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Saints | Brian Piccola | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2 | Philadelphia Wings | Matt Dwan | Loyola College |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | Jason Luke | St. Catharines Athletics |
| 4 | Boston Blazers | Keith Flanigan | Springfield College |
| 5 | Rochester Knighthawks | Derek Collins | Scarborough Saints |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | Peter Jacobs | Johns Hopkins University |
1994 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Knighthawks | Cam Bomberry | St. Catharines Athletics/Six Nations Arrows/Nazareth College |
| 2 | Philadelphia Wings | Ryan Wade | University of North Carolina |
| 3 | Boston Blazers | Robert Felt | Springfield College |
| 4 | New York Saints | Kevin Lowe | Princeton University |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | Rodd Squire | Six Nations Arrows |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | Scott Reinhardt | Princeton University |
1993 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Wings | John Webster | University of North Carolina |
| 2 | Boston Blazers | Andy Towers | Brown University |
| 3 | Detroit Turbos | Greg Van Sickle | N/A |
| 4 | New York Saints | Mark Millon | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | David Morrow | Princeton University |
| 6 | Buffalo Bandits | Gil Nieuwendyk | N/A |
1992 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Bulls | Jim Buczek | University of North Carolina |
| 2 | Boston Blazers | Dave Donovan | Duke University |
| 3 | Baltimore Thunder | Jim Blanding | Loyola College |
| 4 | New York Saints | Steve Huff | University of North Carolina |
| 5 | Detroit Turbos | Bill Callan | N/A |
| 6 | Buffalo Bandits | Tom Marechek | Syracuse University |
1991 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits | Darris Kilgour | St. Catharines Athletics/Nazareth College |
| 2 | Boston Blazers | Neil Ringers | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Bulls | Phil Willard | University of Maryland |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | Rob Shek | Towson State University |
| 5 | New York Saints | Andy Kraus | University of Virginia |
| 6 | Baltimore Thunder | Tony Millon | Towson State University |
| 7 | Detroit Turbos | John Hamilton | University of Victoria |
1990 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Turbos | Gary Gait | Esquimalt Legion Jr.A/Syracuse University |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Bulls | Tim Hormes | Washington |
| 3 | Baltimore Thunder | Brian Kroneberger | Loyola College |
| 4 | New York Saints | Jon Reese | Yale University |
| 5 | New England Blazers | Tim Soudan | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 6 | Detroit Turbos | Paul Gait | Esquimalt Legion Jr.A/Syracuse University |
1989 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Bulls | Brendan Kelly | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2 | New England Blazers | Toby Boucher | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 3 | Baltimore Thunder | Bart Aldridge | University of Delaware |
| 4 | Detroit Turbos | Mark Tummillo | University of North Carolina |
| 5 | New York Saints | Gordon Purdie | Adelphi University |
| 6 | Philadelphia Wings | Chris Flynn | University of Pennsylvania |
1988 MILL
| # Overall | Team | Player | Club/college |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Blazers | David Desko | Syracuse University |
| 2 | Detroit Turbos | Ron Martinello | Syracuse University |
| 3 | Baltimore Thunder | Tom McClelland | Loyola College |
| 4 | Philadelphia Wings | Andy Wilson | Loyola College |
| 5 | New York Saints | Tim Goldstein | Cornell University |
References
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